“Having a home is critical to protecting oneself from COVID-19, stopping its spread and recovering from it. Victims, however, told Amnesty International they had built their homes on land they bought from farmers in 2007. Amnesty International has verified, using satellite imagery analysis, about 40 recently built structures have been damaged or destroyed since 6 April 2020 near the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in sub-city District 12. Most of the victims of these demolitions worked as casual labourers in construction sites in Addis Ababa which are no longer operational due to the COVID-19 shutdowns. One woman, a single mother, told Amnesty International that she was at work on 6 April when her neighbor called to tell her that her house was being demolished.

Source: Ethiopian News April 28, 2020 12:45 UTC